How can I do this?

This is on a LAN only and it'd be convienent to have it enabled.

I don't know what to add in /etc/securetty in order to enable root logins though.

At this time the file is blank.

running rh fc1

What should I add? tty0 or something?

Thanks

It is a very bad idea to let root login over the net, especially using telnet as the root password can be read off the wire as data is sent in clear-text.

run the following command on a separate terminal window while you connect using telnet.

#tcpdump -vvX host <host to which you are telnetting>

If you still want to go ahead, you can add pts/0 through pts/10.

A more secure solution would be to use ssh and it allows root logins too without the need to add anything to /etc/securetty.

#ssh <ip of system to connect tp> -l root

Again, it is important to note that only SSHv2 is secure, SSHv1 can be sniffed over the network just as easily as telnet, and, unfortunately, many SSH server packages default to SSHv1.

Seems this hasn't worked.

I added pts0 - 10 in /etc/securetty

I still get

login as: root
Welcome to UBER-term! Please enter your password below, okay?
root@192.168.0.4's password:
Access denied
root@192.168.0.4's password:

I also tried

[root@localhost jon_k]# ssh 192.168.0.2 -l root
ssh: connect to host 192.168.0.2 port 22: Connection refused

192.168.0.2 is the box of my windows machine for which I desire to be able to log in to the linbox through root.


I know it's blindly insecure to do this, but as it being on a local home network isolated behind a firewall, I don't see this as an issue.

What do you think would prevent it from allowing remote logins? I'm sure it's some /etc/something or some file like that that needs 1 line edited. I know it wouldn't be some bizzare problem because by default it let me log in as root, then i secured it -- then I forgot how to "unsecure it"
heh

thanks

Problem resolved, I found a file called

/etc/ssh/sshd_config

I changed permitrootlogin no

to yes, and it works now!

hi ,

iam not able remote login , while yesterday i was able to login . when i do ssh my machine from other machine he asked for passord . after that it give erroe permisson denied . but i was able same password yesterday.. same issue was yesterday .

when i install fresh cent os 5.5 . after it work well till night. but next day morning . we are not able to remoe login .

plz help me